I closed in on my 25 hours yesterday. I must say, it was hectic when I first arrived. My mentor had just come back from shopping with the residents and some keys were missing! We had to search the area for car keys. Once things got settled, I finally got to walk around and talk to residents in both LN and AL.
I first visited resident's in Life's Neighborhood. Again, these residents have more severe stages of Alzheimer's disease. I was speaking to a man and a woman and they were telling me how their jewelry was getting stolen. The hard part was if I should believe them or not. A lot of the residents in LN mix up events that have happened in their past and they believe those events are what is reality as of right now. The only thing I can really do when they tell me stories is to listen.
After visiting LN, I played a good game of Password with Iileen, Sue, and Mary. (Three of my favorite residents) They always give their opinion and they speak the most which is what I like. Password is a guessing game. I gave hints and they guessed the words. We would always have a side story to tell after every word. After our game was finished, I played some piano for them before I left. I really didn't want to say goodbye, so I didn't. I still have to pick up my mentor evaluation, so I will bid my goodbyes then. I'm not sure how it will feel since I've grown an attachment to these wonderful people. Once I say goodbye, I will post my overall reflection of the Capstone project.
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